Geraldine Page

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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

75

Gender

Female

Birthday

1924-11-22

Deathday

1987-06-13 (62 years old)

Place of Birth

Kirksville, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

  • Geraldine Sue Page

Geraldine Page

Biography

Geraldine Sue Page (November 22, 1924 – June 13, 1987) was an American actress. She earned acclaim for her work on Broadway as well as in major Hollywood films and television productions, garnering an Academy Award (from eight nominations), two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes, a BAFTA Award, and four nominations for the Tony Award.

A native of Kirksville, Missouri, Page studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and with Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg in New York City before being cast in her first credited part in the Western film Hondo (1953), which earned her her first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She was subsequently blacklisted in Hollywood based on her association with Hagen and did not work in film for eight years. Page continued to appear in television and on stage and earned her first Tony Award nomination for her performance in Sweet Bird of Youth (1959–60), a role she reprised in the 1962 film adaptation, the latter of which earned her a Golden Globe Award.

She earned additional Academy Award nominations for her roles in You're a Big Boy Now (1966) and Pete 'n' Tillie (1972), followed by a Tony nomination for her performance in the stage production of Absurd Person Singular (1974–75). Other film appearances during this time included in the thrillers What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969) opposite Ruth Gordon, and The Beguiled (1971) opposite Clint Eastwood. In 1977, she provided the voice of Madam Medusa in Walt Disney's The Rescuers, followed by a role in Woody Allen's Interiors (1978), which earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role.

After being inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1979 for her stage work, Page returned to Broadway with a lead role in Agnes of God (1982), earning her her third Tony Award nomination. Page was nominated for Academy Awards for her performances in The Pope of Greenwich Village (1984) and The Trip to Bountiful (1985), the latter of which earned her the Academy Award for Best Actress. Page died in New York City in 1987 in the midst of a Broadway run of Blithe Spirit, for which she earned her fourth Tony Award nomination.

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Known For

The Rescuers
6.8%

The Rescuers

Jun 22, 1977

The Beguiled
7.1%

The Beguiled

Jan 23, 1971

Interiors
6.8%

Interiors

Aug 2, 1978

Hondo
6.5%

Hondo

Nov 26, 1953

Hawaii Five-O
7.1%

Hawaii Five-O

Sep 20, 1968

White Nights
6.7%

White Nights

Nov 22, 1985

Kojak
7.0%

Kojak

Oct 24, 1973

Sweet Bird of Youth
6.8%

Sweet Bird of Youth

Mar 21, 1962

Night Gallery
7.8%

Night Gallery

Dec 16, 1970

Night Gallery
7.8%

Night Gallery

Dec 16, 1970

Night Gallery
7.8%

Night Gallery

Dec 16, 1970

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Acting

2003
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There as Self (archive footage)
1994
Tennessee Williams: Orpheus of the American Stage as Alexandra Del Lago / Alma Winemiller (archive footage)
1986
Native Son as Peggy
1986
Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story as Itta Halaunbrenner
1986
My Little Girl as Molly
1986
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn as Sally Phelps
1986
Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes All-Star 50th Anniversary as Self
1985
The Trip to Bountiful as Mrs. Carrie Watts
1985
White Nights as Anne Wyatt
1985
Flanagan as Mama
1985
The Bride as Mrs. Baumann
1984
The Pope of Greenwich Village as Mrs. Ritter
1984
The Dollmaker as Mrs. Kendrick
1984
The Parade as Sarah
1983
The Hitchhiker as Lynette 'Mama' Powers
1983
Loving as Amelia Whitley
1982
The Blue and the Gray as Mrs. Lovelace
1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can as Jean Scott Martin
1981
Honky Tonk Freeway as Sister Mary Clarise
1981
Harry's War as 'Aunt' Beverly
1978
Interiors as Eve
1977
The Rescuers as Madame Medusa (voice)
1977
Disney's Greatest Villains as Madame Medusa (voice) (archive footage)
1977
Something for Joey as Ann Cappelletti
1977
Nasty Habits as Sister Walburga
1975
The Day of the Locust as Big Sister
1974
J.W. Coop as Mama
1974
Live Again, Die Again as Mrs. O'Neill
1973
The Snoop Sisters as Olivia Cunningham
1973
Kojak as Edna Morrison
1973
Hazel's People as Anna Witmer
1972
Pete 'n' Tillie as Gertrude Wilson
1972
Ghost Story as Hattie
1972
Look Homeward, Angel as Eliza Gant
1971
Montserrat as Felisa
1971
The Beguiled as Martha
1970
Night Gallery as Molly Wheatland
1970
Night Gallery as Mrs. Evans
1970
Night Gallery as Frances Turchin
1969
Medical Center as Ellen Davis
1969
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? as Mrs Marrable
1969
Trilogy as Woman
1968
The Thanksgiving Visitor as Miss Sook
1968
Hawaii Five-O as Philomena Underwood
1968
The Name of the Game as Sister Lucia
1967
The Happiest Millionaire as Mrs. Duke
1967
Monday's Child as Carol Richardson
1966
A Christmas Memory as Woman
1966
You're a Big Boy Now as Margery Chanticleer
1966
Barefoot in Athens as Xantippe
1966
ABC Stage 67 as Woman
1966
The Three Sisters as Olga
1965
Dear Heart as Evie Jackson
1963
Toys in the Attic as Carrie Berniers
1962
Sweet Bird of Youth as Alexandra Del Lago
1961
The Mike Douglas Show as Self
1961
Summer and Smoke as Alma Winemiller
1958
Old Man as Young Woman
1958
Portrait of a Murderer as Florry
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1956
Tony Awards as Self - Nominee
1955
Matinee Theater
1954
The Wonderful World of Disney as Self / Madam Medusa (voice)
1953
Hondo as Angie Lowe
1953
The Oscars as Self
1953
General Electric Theater as Heddie
1953
Taxi as Florence Albert (uncredited)
1952
Omnibus
1952
Omnibus as Governess
1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame as Xantippe
1950
Lux Video Theatre as Neighbor
1950
Your Show of Shows
1950
What's My Line? as Self - Mystery Guest
1950
Robert Montgomery Presents
1948
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